Finance Specialist

Are you interested in the State’s borrowing from international money and capital markets, market analysis of sovereign debt and developing debt management? Would you like to join a unit that handles State funding and daily liquidity and produces market and investor analyses to support operations and decision-making? The State Treasury’s Debt Management Department is seeking a Finance Specialist for a fixed-term position. The Funding and Cash Management Unit is responsible for market operations related to State borrowing and liquidity management. It plans the timing, scale and execution of borrowing and supports borrowing through investor relations together with an international network of primary dealers. The State’s gross borrowing requirement has exceeded €40 billion in recent years. The unit’s responsibilities include State cash management: daily monitoring of liquidity, cash investments and foreign-exchange transactions. It also analyses government bond markets, investors, trading and secondary markets, develops analytical tools and carries out market or hedging operations for other entities in the State Group on the basis of separate commissions. The work involves cooperation with investors, primary dealers and other sovereign borrowers in international financial markets. In this role, you will gain a vantage point on international money and capital markets and join a specialist team working with State debt and cash management. The work focuses on market analysis, developing cash and debt management, and preparing studies and expert materials to support decision-making. We are looking for an analytical person with good communication and interpersonal skills to strengthen our unit and help develop its work. The unit works mainly at the office, so the position offers limited opportunities for remote work. The role description requires readiness to travel. Your duties include: - Monitoring government bond and financial markets and preparing analyses, reports and background materials based on market, investor and trading data - Monitoring, analysing and reporting on State liquidity management - Supporting the planning of State borrowing and preparations for market operations - Using Bloomberg, MTS and other market-data systems in analysis, trading and market monitoring - Developing debt-management analytical tools, reporting and practices - Comparing the practices of international debt-management offices and market conventions - Preparing expert communications, memoranda, presentations and other publications More information: www.valtionvelka.fi. The State Treasury has a broad range of responsibilities and employs professionals from many fields. We use modern tools in our multi-space office in Helsinki, and everyday work takes place in an energetic, encouraging and developing atmosphere. Partial remote work is possible in most duties. The total salary is initially €3,547–€3,870 per month (pay grade 5 plus an estimated personal component of 10–20%). For further information, contact Assistant Director Jussi Tuulisaari at jussi.tuulisaari@valtiokonttori.fi. Call times: Friday 30 October, 15:00–16:00, and Friday 6 November, 16:00–15:00. Apply through the application link.